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Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Japanese film director (1911–2000)

5.04body-of-work score · ranked #209 of 2631 directors · 11 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
September 9, 1911 · Otsu
Died
November 7, 2000 · Yokohama
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter, director, writer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Kōzaburō Yoshimura
キネマ旬報社 撮影者不明 · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    A Ball at the Anjo House安城家の舞踏会

    1947 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1947 #1

    1.001 citation
  2. 2
    The Legend of Tank Commander Nishizumi西住戦車長伝

    1940 · Japan · war, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1940 #2

    0.631 citation
  3. 3
    Night River夜の河

    1956 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1956 #2

    0.631 citation
  4. 4
    Clothes of Deception偽れる盛装

    1951 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1951 #3

    0.501 citation
  5. 5
    The Brightest Days of My Lifeわが生涯のかがやける日

    1948 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1948 #5

    0.391 citation
  6. 6
    Warm Current暖流

    1939 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1939 #7

    0.331 citation
  7. 7
    The Tale of Genji源氏物語

    1951 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1951 #7

    0.331 citation
  8. 8
    Kokoro no sanmyakuこころの山脈

    1966 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1966 #8

    0.321 citation
  9. 9
    The Tattered Banner襤褸の旗

    1974 · Japan · biography

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1974 #8

    0.321 citation
  10. 10
    Ishimatsu of the Forest森の石松

    1949 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1949 #9

    0.301 citation
  11. 11
    The Beauty and the Dragon美女と怪龍

    1955 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1955 #10

    0.291 citation

Complete filmography

All 25 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.